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Platypus raid

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo rushes an Advanced Bot Lab and raids with T2 Platypus amphibious bots from 8:19, reaching the enemy base in over half its games instead of the usual Starlight-led push.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#t2 #raid #amphibious · 12 distinct matches · 6 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 75% of 12 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • PlatypusT2 bot raid from 8:19 · 2% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Bot Lab. Only 2% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:15
  • Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab in 100%7% of all Geo games by then
  • PlatypusPlatypus in 75%3% of all Geo games by then
  • TickTick in 50%21% of all Geo games by then
  • SharpshooterSniper bot in 42%4% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 11 games with kill data: in the middle 73%, on their own side 27%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,665 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into sniper bot (12% of army), Welder (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Bot Lab by 7:30

  1. Open standard mex, wind and geo for eco as usual.
  2. Get Geothermal Powerplant up on schedule for energy.
  3. Upgrade to Advanced Geothermal Powerplant before touching T2 lab.
  4. Rush Advanced Bot Lab instead of the usual T2 vehicle plant.
  5. Switch output to Platypus amphibious raiders, add Welder and sniper bot support.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 12 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:20 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:19, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 1:02 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · typical 1:19
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter6Converter−2 vs standard
    • Energy Storage2Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: tick (50%) · Radar Tower (42%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 7) · 1 geo · 6 converter (standard 8) · 2 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3for unknown
    2. TickTick
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:11 · typical 3:34
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    8. GunslingerGunslingerfor unknowndone 3:58
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:24 · typical 5:29
    13. Wind
    14. HoundHoundfor unknown
    15. Wind
    16. HoundHoundfor unknown
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 4 mex, 11 converter, 6 con turretin 67% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 11 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:40, middle half 7:10–8:05

    By 6:59 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:32 · typical 7:40
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot raid

    Economy
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Order
    1. PlatypusT2 bot raid after 5 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turret
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: wind (33%) · con turret (33%)

    By 8:11 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor unknown
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. PlatypusPlatypusdone 6:27
  5. 5

    T2 bot raid to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−4 vs standard
    Army
    • Platypus12 Platypus +12 vs standard

    Some games also: converter (50%) · Butler (33%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 Starlight

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 21) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 14 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 169 steps
    1. Wind
    2. PlatypusPlatypus
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:52 · typical 7:08
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind ×3
    10. ButlerButler ×2
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:32
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Windfor unknown
    19. Converter
    20. Windfor unknown
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Windfor unknown
    23. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    24. Converter ×2
    25. Metal storage
    26. Windfor unknown
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 9:55
    30. Converter ×2
    31. Windfor unknown
    32. Wind ×4
    33. Windfor unknown
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. Windfor unknown
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. Windfor unknown
    42. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Windfor unknown
    47. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    48. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind
    51. Windfor unknown
    52. Converter
    53. Windfor unknown
    54. Wind
    55. StarlightStarlightdone 10:29
    56. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 10:20
    57. Windfor unknown
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×2for unknown
    63. StarlightStarlight
    64. Wind
    65. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    66. Con turret
    67. Windfor unknown
    68. Converter
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor unknown
    70. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 10:51
    71. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    72. Wind
    73. Windfor unknown
    74. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    75. Con turret
    76. Windfor unknown
    77. StarlightStarlight
    78. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    79. Wind
    80. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    81. Con turret
    82. Converter
    83. Windfor unknown
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. BlitzBlitz ×3for unknown
    87. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    88. Wind
    89. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    90. ProphetRadar vehicle
    91. BlitzBlitz ×4for unknown
    92. UmbraJammer
    93. BlitzBlitz ×4for unknown
    94. JaguarJaguarfor unknown
    95. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    96. JaguarJaguar
    97. StarlightStarlight
    98. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    99. Con turret
    100. ShredderShredderdone 12:18
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    103. Wind
    104. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    105. Wind
    106. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    107. StarlightStarlight
    108. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    109. Wind
    110. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    111. Wind
    112. BlitzBlitz ×4for unknown
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    115. Wind ×2
    116. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    117. StarlightStarlight
    118. Wind ×2
    119. BlitzBlitzfor unknown
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Bot LabBot Labfor unknowndone 13:09
    122. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    123. StarlightStarlight
    124. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    125. BlitzBlitz ×2for unknown
    126. Wind ×2
    127. BlitzBlitz ×3for unknown
    128. Wind ×3
    129. BlitzBlitzfor Geo sea
    130. StarlightStarlight
    131. BlitzBlitzfor Geo sea
    132. Wind ×2
    133. BlitzBlitz ×2for Geo sea
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitzfor Geo sea
    136. StarlightStarlight
    137. BlitzBlitz ×4for Geo sea
    138. BlitzBlitz ×3
    139. Wind
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    142. BlitzBlitz ×2
    143. Wind
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Wind
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Wind
    150. UmbraJammer
    151. BlitzBlitz ×2
    152. Wind
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. ProphetRadar vehicle
    157. BlitzBlitz
    158. Wind
    159. BlitzBlitz ×2
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    163. Wind
    164. BlitzBlitz ×4
    165. Wind
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. AmbassadorAmbassadornot finished by 15:00
    168. BlitzBlitz ×2
    169. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hannodins's (38 OS, 03/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Techfirst at 2:30 · in 83% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:47 · in 83% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 7:48 · in 83% of games
  • Rattlesnake1–2 Rattlesnake to Front or Suicide front or Pondfirst at 8:54 · in 33% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex to Tech or Front or Suicide frontfirst at 11:21 · in 33% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:05 · in 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:41 · in 83% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

12 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003763330000
2:009038210000
3:00150915320000
4:00257826930000
5:003670371600110
6:005877565300110
7:008704809000110
8:0011797115052601142
9:001520514536785811130
10:001842217433292536170260
11:0021609203825721958518668
12:0025694232462046392014551813
13:0029055260414066609232753210
14:0031597289746181850746084594
15:00329183169270521057462275977
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build with lower own losses, though it destroyed less enemy metal than the typical Geo push.

  • + Own metal lost only 42 by 10:00 vs 334 for standard build.
  • + Metal production ahead at every checkpoint, 32380 vs 31426 by 15:00.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 fell to 6784 vs 9875 standard.
  • − Skips Geo's usual long-range T2 push that front expects.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Hannodins

37.9 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

32 received units · includes a constructor
7939 metal received · 67508 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:19Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=12
Geothermal Powerplant3:34Middle 50%: 3:28–3:43 · n=12
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:15–5:35 · n=12
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:08Middle 50%: 6:53–7:30 · n=10
Advanced Bot Lab7:40Middle 50%: 7:10–8:05 · n=12

Played most by

DRM6games of this buildSyphos2games of this build0neTw01game of this buildEv1lPotat01game of this buildHannodins1game of this build